English 6
ENGLISH 6
Unit 8: Sports and Games
Lesson 5 SKILLS 1
Unit 8: SPORTS AND GAMES
Period 66 Lesson 5 : Skills 1
What is his name?
Pelé, The King of Football
How old is he?
Where does he come from?
Do you know him?
I. Vocabulary
- regard /rɪˈɡɑːd/ (v): coi là
- professional /prəˈfeʃənl/(adj): chuyên nghiệp
- career /kəˈrɪə(r)/ (n): sự nghiệp
- vote /vəʊt/ (v): bỏ phiếu, bầu chọn
- well–known /ˌwel ˈnəʊn/ (adj):
nổi tiếng
- score /skɔː(r)/ (v):
ghi bàn


Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, is widely regarded as the best football player of all time. Pelé was born on October 21, 1940 in the countryside of Brazil. Pelé’s father was a professional football player and taught Pelé how to play at a very young age.
Pelé began his career at the age of 15 when he started playing for Santos Football Club. In 1958, at the age of 17, Pelé won his first World Cup. It was the first time the World Cup was shown on TV. People around the world watched Pelé play and cheered.
Pelé won three World Cups and scored 1,281 goals in his 22-year career. In 1999, he was voted Football Player of the Century. Pelé is a national hero in Brazil. During his career he became well-known around the world as “The King of Football”.
II. Reading
1. When was Pele’ born?
2. Why do people call him “The King of football”?
3. When did he become Football player of the century?
4. How many goals did he score in total?
5. Is he regarded as the best football player all the time?
- He was born on October 21st 1940.
- Because he is the best football player.
- He became Football player of the century in 1999.
- He scored 1281 goals in total.
- Yes, he is.
3.Answer the questions:
III. Speaking
4. How often do you go/do/play these sports ?
Tick √ to the correct column.
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Exercise: go / do / play
Go jogging
Go swimming
Play badminton
Play football
Do morning exercise
Do skipping
Play chess
Go cycling
Go skateboarding
Go skiing
Adverbs of frequency
Make up the dialogues to ask and answer the question
“How often do you….?
Go jogging
Always / usually /often/ sometimes / never
Do morning exercise
Always / usually / often/ sometimes / never
Play chess
Always / usually /often/ sometimes / never
Do skipping
Always / usually /often/ sometimes / never
Go skiing
Always / usually /often/ sometimes / never
5. Group work.
What kind of sports/games do you do most often? Why?
6.Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.
Do you like football?
Do you play football or only watch it?
What other sports do you play?
Do you play them well?
Do you belong to any clubs?
If you don’t play sports, what do you often do in your spare time?
What have you learnt in this lesson?
We have:
-learnt some new words related to sports and games.
-read about a well-known football player.
-talked about sports or games we do in our spare time.
IV. Homework
Learn by heart the new words
Prepare Unit 8: Skills 2
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